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Apple MacBooks This Month? Not Tomorrow?

gloss said:
Mac owners, cheating death daily.

Apple should ship the things with an extra tube of thermal grease for personal use.
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Scorched pudenda aren't my definition of 'hot pants'.
 
filterban said:
Does anyone know what was actually in those Apple Store displays that said "do not open until May 9"?

After all, that started this whole rumor mess, and it would be pretty funny if it just was a poster of the Mac/PC TV ads.
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I'm kinda curious about that myself..where are all the people at that said that anyway? Apple stores are open..Whats up?
 
filterban said:
Does anyone know what was actually in those Apple Store displays that said "do not open until May 9"?

After all, that started this whole rumor mess, and it would be pretty funny if it just was a poster of the Mac/PC TV ads.
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They were total bollocks.
 
Some guy (he claims to work for an authorized Apple reseller in Germany) today wrote in the forums at macuser.de that the boxes labeled "don't open before May 9th" contained new iPod Nanos starting at 2GB (silent update).

Does anybody know if that's true? Can anyone confirm this? :confused:
 
The Dweeby Nerd said:
Some guy (he claims to work for an authorized Apple reseller in Germany) today wrote in the forums at macuser.de that the boxes labeled "don't open before May 9th" contained new iPod Nanos starting at 2GB (silent update).

Does anybody know if that's true? Can anyone confirm this? :confused:
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No sign anywhere of updated nanos. So far the boxes and their contents have been revealed as total bollocks.
 
im just going out on a limb here, but maybe Apple will say something after Nintendo's Press Conference which starts in less than an hour??

For whatever reason, I remember coming across something Apple & Nintendo related
 
macpastor said:
I know it has been brought up before, but how about this... For real,

what if Steve Jobs showed up at this event tomorrw at Comp USA and said, "oh... here is the new iBook. You didn't believe us when we posted on the Apple Site???"

This could really be the deal... Hidden in plain view right under our noses. Wouldn't that be a kick in the pants!

http://www.seminars.apple.com/cgi-b...on.woa/14/wa/eventDetails?s=202&eventId=45540
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There are plenty of threads about this. That seminar listing uses the same stock language that Apple has used for every iBook seminar from the last few months.
 
SinfonianShrek said:
Holy *****... That's the best laugh I've had in days!
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Ditto that. :D I think it's obvious to my colleagues now that I'm not working on any spreadsheet...

Regarding the failed rumor, _were_ there any don't-upon-'til-May-9 boxes at all? Or is from these that the rumor erupted?
 
Stop the press

May 9th, 2006

By Jen Tui

LOS ANGELES, CA (Presswire) - Apple Computer finally launched its long awaited Macbook series of consumer laptops today, after months of speculation from the computing community. The new systems replace the older iBook laptops, and are based upon Intel's recent Core series of computer chips, instead of IBM and Freescale's older PowerPC line.

"We're delighted to get these machines out the door to an eagerly awaiting public", Apple CEO Steve Jobs explained to a packed press conference. "We're expecting great sales with this model. It's great machine, extremely competitive with our rivals, and I think our customers are going to love it."

Choosing the E3 Expo to announce the new machines, Apple revealed models varying from a $799 model with an Intel Core Solo, 512Mb of RAM and 80 gigs of hard disk space, to a $1,499 "Macbook gamer" model, with a high-end ATI X1600 graphics card, 120gigs of hard disk space, 2Gb of RAM, and a DVD burning feature. All Macbooks come with a 13" screen, iSight digital camera, optical audio out, and infra-red remote control.

Surprising many, Jobs announced that instead of bundling the machines with Mac OS X, a specially customized version of Linux would be supplied instead, with both Windows XP and Mac OS X available for an additional fee. The version of Linux, called Gentoo, is bundled with software from Codeweavers Inc that allows the operating system to run many games designed for Microsoft's Windows XP operating system.

"It's a major step for us", said Jobs, "But we're confident users are going to love this. This isn't a laptop aimed at the high-end professional market, this is for the rest of us, and the rest of us need speed, performance, and cross platform compatibility. Our tests showed that Gentoo was about 5-10% faster than pretty much everything we compared it to."

Jobs also was keen to stress the Codeweaver's technology in each laptop. "We're looking at a laptop that runs everything. It does it faster, it does it more economically. And the Macbook gamer is the jewel in the crown, if you love games, you're going to love it."

The Gentoo operating system is bundled with a collection of lifestyle applications that complement Apple's own "iLife" suite. In addition to iTunes, running via the Codeweavers technology, the system includes Gimp, a graphics package, and VLC, a program for viewing DVDs. Apple has made some minor modifications, having the machines boot with a gray "Apple" logo instead of the usual scrolling Linux messages. For those who need compatibility with older Mac OS X applications, Mac OS X is available for an upgrade fee of $499.

Response to the new Macbooks has been mixed but generally positive at this games-orientated show. "I think most of us have been asking Apple to do this for a long time" one journalist told me, "The real problem with the Mac is the complete lack of games. At a swoop, with Intel, Linux, and Codeweavers, Apple has fixed this."

The new Macbooks are available immediately.
 
peharri said:
May 9th, 2006

By Jen Tui

LOS ANGELES, CA (Presswire) - Apple Computer finally launched its long awaited Macbook series of consumer laptops today, after months of speculation from the computing community. The new systems replace the older iBook laptops, and are based upon Intel's recent Core series of computer chips, instead of IBM and Freescale's older PowerPC line.

"We're delighted to get these machines out the door to an eagerly awaiting public", Apple CEO Steve Jobs explained to a packed press conference. "We're expecting great sales with this model. It's great machine, extremely competitive with our rivals, and I think our customers are going to love it."

Choosing the E3 Expo to announce the new machines, Apple revealed models varying from a $799 model with an Intel Core Solo, 512Mb of RAM and 80 gigs of hard disk space, to a $1,499 "Macbook gamer" model, with a high-end ATI X1600 graphics card, 120gigs of hard disk space, 2Gb of RAM, and a DVD burning feature. All Macbooks come with a 13" screen, iSight digital camera, optical audio out, and infra-red remote control.

Surprising many, Jobs announced that instead of bundling the machines with Mac OS X, a specially customized version of Linux would be supplied instead, with both Windows XP and Mac OS X available for an additional fee. The version of Linux, called Gentoo, is bundled with software from Codeweavers Inc that allows the operating system to run many games designed for Microsoft's Windows XP operating system.

"It's a major step for us", said Jobs, "But we're confident users are going to love this. This isn't a laptop aimed at the high-end professional market, this is for the rest of us, and the rest of us need speed, performance, and cross platform compatibility. Our tests showed that Gentoo was about 5-10% faster than pretty much everything we compared it to."

Jobs also was keen to stress the Codeweaver's technology in each laptop. "We're looking at a laptop that runs everything. It does it faster, it does it more economically. And the Macbook gamer is the jewel in the crown, if you love games, you're going to love it."

The Gentoo operating system is bundled with a collection of lifestyle applications that complement Apple's own "iLife" suite. In addition to iTunes, running via the Codeweavers technology, the system includes Gimp, a graphics package, and VLC, a program for viewing DVDs. Apple has made some minor modifications, having the machines boot with a gray "Apple" logo instead of the usual scrolling Linux messages. For those who need compatibility with older Mac OS X applications, Mac OS X is available for an upgrade fee of $499.

Response to the new Macbooks has been mixed but generally positive at this games-orientated show. "I think most of us have been asking Apple to do this for a long time" one journalist told me, "The real problem with the Mac is the complete lack of games. At a swoop, with Intel, Linux, and Codeweavers, Apple has fixed this."

The new Macbooks are available immediately.
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Someone has been bored then I see :rolleyes:
 
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